I had the honour of being the guest speaker at the 50/50 GROUP 2010 Rajiv Bendre Lecture in Freetown.This year’s guest speaker at the 50/50 GROUP 9th Annual Rajv Bendre Lecture is Madam Isha Johansen, president of the Sierra Leone Football Association and the only female FA president in the world. Isha has one son, and is the founder and owner of Premier League Club - FC Johansen. She believes that there is light at the end of the tunnel for Sierra Leone because after all: “WHEN WOMEN WIN, WE ALL SUCCEED.”- this happens to be the theme for her Rajiv Bendre lecture on July 5, 2014.The event will take place at the Radisson Blu, Mammy Yoko Hotel. The Annual Rajiv Bendre Women in Public Life Lecture series, launched in 2005 is named in honour of Rajiv Bendre, who as the Director of The British Council in Sierra Leonehelped to pioneer the creation of the 50/50 Group of Sierra Leone, an organization that has transformed the lives of so many Sierra Leonean women through advocacy and training for participation in politics and public life. The series is a platform to recognize and highlight thecontributions of women in politics and public life who have made a difference in Sierra Leone and for them to share their experiences, thoughts and views with others. The media is invited to attend.The 50/50 Group of Sierra Leone, a non partisan campaign for more women in Politics, Parliament, Local Government, and Public Life, holds its 9th Annual Rajiv Bendre “Women in Public Life Lecture will take pace at the Radisson Blu Mamy Yoko Hotel on July 5, 2014 at 4.00 pm. A press conference will take place on Wednesday 2 July at 10:00am at the 50/50 Group’s Head Quarters, Rokel Street(next door to Jesus is Lord’s Ministries.)
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